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State of
Mental Health in America
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National Association for Rural Mental Health - http://www.narmh.org |
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Division of
Mental Health Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse - http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/mhmrsa/index.html |
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Rural Health in America -
The purpose of this document is to express the commitment of the American Psychological
Association, its Task Force on Rural Health, and its Office of Rural Health to fair and
equitable access to health and mental health services for all Americans. http://www.apa.org/practice/rural.html |
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Rural Mental Health: Urban
Bias Creating Faulty Assumptions about Rural/Frontier Areas Voice from the Field - A
Letter from a rural New Mexico Consumer http://www.wiche.edu/mentalhealth/ |
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Southeastern Rural Mental Health Research
Center - This multidisciplinary NIMH funded University of Virginia Research
Center is directed by Dr. Jeanne C. Fox, PhD., FN FAAN. The Center’s major research
focus is the explication and evaluation of mental health delivery to rural impoverished
minorities in the southeast. The Center studies formal treatment systems (examining rural
mental health treatment needs and resources) and informal treatment systems (examining
natural mental health resources and social system responses to managing mental illness). http://www.Virginia.EDU/~srmhrc/ |
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RuralPSYCH: Resource
Center for Rural Behavioral Health http://www.apa.org/rural/homepage.html |
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MentalHealth.Com: A free
encyclopedia of mental health information. http://www.mentalhealth.com/main.html |
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Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
- A national parent-run organization focues on the needs of children and youth with
emotional, behavioral, or mental disorders and their families. http://www.ffcmh.org/ |
Suggested Reading Material
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National Rural Health
Association: Rural Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Resources Directory -
1996. This new directory is designed to facilitate contact among organizations,
agencies and individuals working toward the goal of improving the delivery of health care
and mental health services to the residents of rural America. National Rural Health
Association; 301 E. Armour Blvd.; Suite 420; Kansas City, MO 64111. |
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Murray D.J., Keller P.A.
"Psychology
and Rural America: Current Status and Future Directions" American Psychologist
(March 1991) pgs. 220-231 |
Unique Stressors in Rural America
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Wagenfeld, M.D., Murray,
J.D., Mohatt, D. and DeBruyn, J.C. (1994) Mental health and rural America: 1980-1993.
(National Institutes of Health Publication No. 94-3500) Washington, DC: Health and Human
Services Administration (significant) |
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Barrett, J. (1987) Mending
a broken heartland: Community response to the farm crisis. Alexandria, VA:
Capitol Publications, Inc. (landmark) |
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Rosmann, M.R. &
Delworth, U. (1990). Clinical and community perspectives on the farm crisis. The
Clinical Psychologist, 10 (1), 10-16. (landmark) |
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Mental health
stressors - contains common stressors of rural families. |
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Cognitive-behavioral
treatment of anorexia nervosa |
Mental Health Providers
Rural Mental Health Literature
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National Mental Health Association: Working for
America’s Mental Health - The National Mental Health Association, through its
national office and more than 300 affiliates nationwide, is dedicated to improving the
mental health of all individuals and achieving victory over mental illnesses. http://www.nmha.org/ |
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Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
- A variety of publications are available from this site with information about
recognizing the early stages of mental ilness in children. http://www.ffcmh.org |
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Lambert D, Bird D,
Hartley D, Genova N. "Integrating Primary Care and Mental Health Services -
Current Practices in Rural Areas" The National Rural Health Association Funded by
the Bureau of Primary Health Care - "This publication offers help by describing how
some rural primary care providers have created and sustained linkages with mental health
providers using different resources and responding to different circumstances. Copies of
this report (NRHA Publications Catalog No. PU0196-37) are available for $10 each to NRHA
members and $12 each to non-members, which includes shipping and handling. All order
should be prepaid if they total less than $50 and may be sent to: National Rural Health
Association; Publications Department; One West Armour Blvd., Suite 301; Kansas City, MO
64111 |
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Meeting the Challenge:
Model Programs in Rural Mental Health. A report of the Office of Rural Health Policy;
Health Resources and Services Administration; Public Health Service; U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services; Prepared by the National Association for Rural Mental Health.
Additional copies may be obtained by sending $5.00 to: National Association for Rural
Mental Health; PO Box 570; Wood River, IL 62095; (618)251-0589 |
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Rosen, A., Miller, V.,
Parker G. Standards
of care for area mental health services. Australian and New Zealand Journal of
Psychiatry 1989; 23:379-395 pg.379-395. |
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